Variable Substitution for Programmers

Var·i·a·ble

/ˈverēəb(ə)l/

adjective

• 1. not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change: “The quality of hospital food is highly variable.”
• 2. able to be changed or adapted: “The drill has variable speed.”

Op·po·site

/ˈäpəzət/

adjective

• 1. having a position on the other or further side of something; facing something, especially something of the same type:
  • “a crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street.”
• 2. diametrically different; of a contrary kind: “a word that is opposite in meaning to another.”